Fruit-stoning machine.



P. B-. PERRY.

FRUIT STONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PBB.24,1912.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES:

I ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS ca, PHOTO'LITHOH WASHING roN. u. 1,,

F. B. PERRY.

FRUIT STONING MACHINE.

APPLIGATIOH FILED FEB.24,1912.

1,1 19,038. Patented Dec.1.1914.

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WITNESSES: I W E OR I ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS CD, PHOTD-LITHQ,WASHINGTON. D. r:

P. B PERRY.

FRUIT STONING MACHINE.

APPLIOAIION FILED FEB.24,1912.

Patented Dec. 1. 1914.

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WITNESSES THE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTONv D4 C F. B.PERRY.

FRUIT STONING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.24,1912.

1,1 1 9,038. Patented Dec. 1. 1914.

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WITNESSES: INVE TOR ATTORNEYS THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHOTO LITHQ,\IIASHING-I'IJIL L: c.

UNITED STATES FPATENT OFFICE.

3 rea m B. manager MANLIUS, new YORK.

rnuir-stronme' MACHINE.

' To all whom it mar concern Be itknownthat I, j s Manlius, in thecounty of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a certain FRANKB. ram, 7 of new and useful Fruit-stoning Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification.

' This invention has forwits object a par- 7 ticularly simple andefiicient fruit stoning machine, and it consists in the combinations andconstructions hereinafter set forth and claimed. I

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanyingdrawing inwhich" like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe views a Figure 1 is a side elevation of my fruit stoning machine.Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line AA Fig. 1, one of the throat memberson one side of the disk being removed to disclose the underlying throatmember. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the throat of said machine andcontiguous parts. .Fig. 4 is a plan view: of the apparatus embodying agang of my machines. Fig. -5 is a 'vertical'sectional view through theapparatus shown in Fig.4. 1 Fig. '6 is vation of suchappara'tus. y

Each fllllt stoning machine, as here illus- Jtrated, comprisesthe'usualhopper 1 havinganoutlet 2 for the stones and a throat in front of suchoutlet, and means as a cam disk 3 for feeding thefruit to the throat andforcing the stones from the fruit 7 and through the throat totheoutletQ.

The hopper maybe of anyudesirable form, size and construction and thethroat for each of the-fruit stoning machines comprises elementsarranged on opposite sides of the disk 3 and adjustablerectilinearlyxtoward and from the side faces of the disk 3 and alsocurvilinearly relatively to such faces, and said elements are carriedby; supports In the illustratedembodiment of my invention each of theelements forming the throat, comprises .ajbase member 4: and asuperposed member 5 mountedon the base,

the base member being adjustablei -rectil inearly toward and from theopposing. s1de face oi the :cam disk 3- andalso curvlhnearly relativelyto; the ,;.cam.disk 3.. The face. of

the base member 4topposed to the .camdisk 3 is beveled. and terminatesfinan. edge 6 which owing to the rectilinear and curvilinearadjustments, ofthe base .member 4:, can be brought inclose-juxtaposition to the an end ele- :Specificationof Letters Patent.7 Pat t d 1,1914,

' ApplicationfiledFebruary 2a, 1912. Seria1No.679,61 6 i cam disk 3. Themember 5 1nounted on the base member 4, is also adjustablerectilinearly. and curvilinearly. independently to the'imember a,relatively to the opposing 'facejof the *canrdisk'3, and its faceopposed to the cam disk is grooved at 7 in order to conform'to the shapeof the stones and such groove widens outwardly and upwardly throughtheupper face of the member 5 as indicated at 8, Fig. 2, in order toreceive the andwhen used toremove the stones from a larger speciesofcherries as oxheart, the machine can be ad usted tooperatemostefiiciently 011 such larger species. l

Ditlferent curvilinear adjustments are desirable in operating on gradesof cherries of diflere'nt size but having the same size stone, asowing-to the curvilinear and rectilinear adjustments, the throat can beadjusted so that the machine will remove the stone with a minimumtearing or mutilating of the flesh, cherries of larger size requiringmore of a taper thancherries of a smaller grade, with practicallythesame size pit or stone. This curvilinear adjustment permits thethroat to: be shaped diiierently but be the same size at its exit end.

The adjustment of the lower block 4 prevents the pit irom being carriedalong with the flesh of the cherry and is adjustable in the. mannerdescribed in order to prevent "undue mutilation of the cherry; Inoperating on cherries, the pit is carried'through the throat anddischarged through the chute 2 while the flesh of the cherries iscarried alongby the flangeson the disk 3 and discharged from the lowerside of the disk.

- Ihave found in practice that the positive adjustment of. the throatmembers, asset forth, is much more eiiicient than theyield ing throatmembers heretofore employed. The throat members are carriedon oppositesides, of the hopper by suitable adjustable supports, asthe support 9,'fixed respectively at 10 and 11 to the hopper and including a bridgelike portionl2 intermediateof its ends which'supports the throat members4:,

This bridge like portion is provided 5. with'a bottom 13 upon which thebase memher 4 rests and With a side Wall 14 having a stems 17 and 18extendingthrough the slots.

. can be moved rectilinearly-to carry the memr The cam disk 3 itprovided with ahub 21 cylindrically curved face andslots l and 16 tnding therethrough, and the membersj' 4, 5 are provided respectivelyWiththrea'ded and 16 respectively and upon which are turnednuts 19,arranged on opposite sides of the jside wall 14. Obviouslyby ad--justing the nuts 19, 20 the stems 17 or .18"

here 4:, 5 inwardly or outwardly and also such elements can be movedinthe slots and thereby adjust such members 4, 5 curvi linearly.

mounted on a suitable supporting shaft and 20 with ribs 22 extendingtangentially relatively to the hub and located onopposite ,sides of thecam disk, each of the ribs having its advance face 23 beveled andarranged at an oblique angle to the side face of the disk 'tion of-thefruit compared With the operation-of the ribs having more abrupt faces.

The adjustment of the throat. members as set forth, is particularlyadvantageous in machines in which a gang of fruit stoning machineshaving their cam disks arranged I on acommon shaft, as any slightdisplace ment of the disks out of al-inement can be compensated for "bythe rectilinear and curvilinear adjustments of the throat members.

- In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 is illustratedan apparatus embodying gangs ofcherry stoning machines provided With my invention, such apparatuscomprising a frame 24, a horizon- "tal shaft orshafts25 journaled in theframe -to1'n.-'of such bin 27, a conveyer 28 arranged to receive thestonesfrom the outlet 2 of all the machines of the gang, actuating theshaft 25 and conveyer 28 and I any other moving parts of the apparatus.

The apparatus isialso usually provided "With a suitable conveyer-29 forcarrying away the cans which have been filled by hand from the ireceiver 26. The apparatus may also be provided, if desired, With asuitable carrier BO fOrcOnVey i-ng'the fruit in bulk to the 'lh'eia'ctuating means comprises a driving shaft 31,:a'ndpower-transmitting means betweenisuch "driving shaft and the shaft 25,

. ss'seoriveyers' '28 and '29 ando ther moving-parts.

3 Such 'bevelingof the ribs 22 forces the g i :stoI-ies from the fruitWith Ininimum'mutilaand means for As such power transmitting mechanismmay be of'any form, size and construction,it is thought-that furtherdescription is unnec- What *I "claim is:

1. InaUfruit-stoning machine, a hopper for receiving the fruit havingathroat in whichfthejstons are removed and means for feeding the fruitand forcing the stones therefrom and through the throat, vthethroat-comprising a member adjustable frectilinea'rlIy "relatively "tothe feeding means for the'purpose described.

2. In azfru-it stoning; machine, a hopper for receiving the-fruithaving-a. throat in which stones are iremoved, and means for feeding thefruit andforcing the -stones through-"the throat,---t-he throatcomprising members arranged on opposite sides of a portion of thefeeding meansa-nd adjustable rectilinearly and :also. turvilinea-rly;relatively to said feeding means, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a. fruitstoriing machine, a hopper for receiving thefruit'havingga' throat in Which stones are removed, means 'for feedingthe fruit and forcing the stones there- 'andalso curvilinear-1v,substantially vas and from and through the throat, the throatcomprisingan :element including a base member. andv a superposed membermounted on the base member, thefbase member being adjustable relativelyto the opposedportion of the feeding means, and the upper member beingadjustable rectilinearly and also curvilinearly, substantially as and,for the purpose set forth. r

In a fruit stoning ;-machine,-a hopper for receiving the-fruit having a,throat in which the .stonesqareremoved, means-for feeding the fruit and[forcing the stones therefrom andthrough the throat',.the throatcomprising :elements arranged :on opposite element comprising a, base;'member, :and '-a superposed; member amounted on the :base member, the.base member being adjustable relatively to :the'opposed portion of thefeeding means, and ithewuppermemberbeing ad- T justablerectilinearly'and curvilinear-1y, substantially as and for the purposedescribed.

5. In a fruit stoning'ymachine, a hopper for receiving :the fruithavinga throat in feeding the fruit a and forcing the =fstones therefromzuad through the throat, jsaid "throat-being formed by means .icomprising an element composed: of a base member Land .side's ofaportionofthefeeding means each which ,1 the istones zare removed, "means for 2'a superposed member mounted-Ion the 'base member, the basemembenioeing:opposedto'a portion of the feedingniean'sjandbeing :nd-

j u'stable. irectilinearly toward and from .the plane of said tfeed ingmeansand hlso curvilinearly, and the upperomem'ber being also F.

adj us'table irectilinearlyand' curvilinearlyzin throat comprisingelements arranged on, op-

posite sides of a portion of the feeding dependently of the base member,relatively to the opposing portion of the feeding means for regulatingthe size and form of the throat, substantially as and for the purposespecified. j a

6. In a fruit stoning machine, a hopper for receiving the fruit having athroat in which the stones are removed, means for feeding the fruit andforcing the stones therefrom and through the throat, and the forreceiving the fruit having a throat in which the stones are removed,means for.

feeding the fruit and forcing the stones therefrom and through thethroat, and the throat comprising a member adjustable rec-. tilinearlyand curvilinearly, a su port for said member, the support being xedrelatively to the hopper, and having an are shaped bearing surface, anda slot opening through'such surface, and saidthroat member being formedwith a threaded stem extending through the slot, and a nut turn- Coplesof this patent may be obtained for ing on the portion thereof projectingthrough the slot against such cylindrical face, whereby the throatmember can be adj usted about the axis of the center of the arc of saidslot, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. An apparatus for stoning fruit comprising a frame, a shaft journaledin the frame, a gang of fruit stoning machines supported side by side bythe frame, each including a hopper having outlets respectively for thefruit and the stones, and a cam disk for feeding the fruit and forcingthe stones through the throat, a shaft common to all of the machines andupon which all of said disks are mounted, a receiver common to all ofthe machines and located below the outlets for the stoned fruit, aconveyer for receiving the stones discharged from the outlets for thestones, the conveyer being com- 'mon to all of such machines, a receiverfor the fruit to be stoned above the hoppers and communicating with allof the hoppers, and means for actuating such shaft and the conveyer,substantially as and for the purpose set'forth.

T In testlmony whereof, .I have hereunto signed my name in the presenceof two attesting witnesses, at Palatka, in the county of Putnam, in theState of Florida, this 22nd day of January, 1912.

' FRANK B. PERRY.

, Witnesses:

' E. E. HAsKELL,

JAMESA. Mosmn.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents, Washington,D. 0.

